Securing device for track-rails.



No. 839,894. PATENTED JAN. 1. 1907,

r W. snow. SEUIIRI-NG DEVICE FOR TRACK RAILS.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 19,1906.

witness NVARREN SQOT T, OF UOLLISON, ILLINOIS.

SECURING DEVICE FOR TRACK-RAILS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

Application filed September 19, 1906. Serial No=-33 5.302.

To all who/nit may concern:

Be it known that I, WARREN Soon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Collison, ingthe county of Vermilion and State of Illinois,have invented certain new'and useful Improvements in Securing Devicesfor Track- Rails; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the' invention, such as will enable'others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame. I

My invention relates to new and useful impro\ merits in securing devicesfor trackrails; and my object is to provide suitable means for securelyholding the rail-spikes Within the tie and to direct downward pressurethereon at all times.

A further object is to provide means for preventing the slipping orlateral movement of the rails.

Other objects and advantages will be herej inafter referred to, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application,Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved securing device disposedin position upon the tie and showing the rail removed, and Fig. 2 is asectional viewthrough a rail and one ofthe securing devices directedinto engagement with the spike.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar reference-numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout both the views, 1 indicates the tie,which may be of the usual or any preferred form and preferablyconstructed of wood, and 2 indicates the usual form of rail employed inconnection with railway-tracks.

Disposed upon the tie l and below the base 3 of the rail arespike-retaining members 4, said members having an elongated slot 5 inthe body portion thereof, through which is adapted to take the usual orany preferred form of spike 6. The free end of the retaining member 4 isprovided with a shoulder 7, which extends above the upper surface of thebody portion of the retaining member, and the upper surface of theretaining member beyond the shoulder is tapered or beveled, so

that the end of the member may be readily inserted between the rail andthe tie. The opposite end of the retaining member 4 is provided with anextension 8, which is directed upwardly and at right angles to the hasat its upper end an overhanging lip 9, which is adapted to extend overand be directed into engagement with the head of the spike 6 whenproperly placed in position upon the tie;

In the operation members 4' are placed upon the tie and preferably twoat each tie, as is best shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, after which therail is disposed in position upon the tie, the ends of the retainingmembers having the beveled ends being below the base of the rail, afterwhich the spikes aredriven into the tie and extend through the elongatedslots 5 in the retaining members. have been driven down until theyengage the upper surface of the base of the rail the retaining membersare driven inwardly until the base of the rail will drop between thespike and the shoulder 7 and the lips 9 be directed over the head of thespike 6. Blows are then directed against the lips 9 until the spikes areseated upon the base of the rail, the same operation bending the lips 9and causing them to rest directly upon the heads of the spikes.

By this construction it will be seen that after the base 3 of the railis seated between the spike and the shoulder 7 itwill be impossible forthe rail to move laterally, and it will also be seen that the weight ofthe rail will hold the Ii 9 into engagement with the head of the spi esat all times.

It is a well-known fact that when wood ties are employed they will giveor yield when a train is passing over the same, thereby moving the railaway from the spike and causing the same to become loosened, while inthis construction it will be seen that when the tie yields the lips 9will force the spikes farther into the tie, and thereby keeping the railperfectly secure at all times.

These devices are also peculiarl x adapted for all curves, as it will beseen th at the overhanging lip materially strengthens the heads of thebolt, and the spreading or tilting of the. rail will be practically animpossibility when these devices are used.

\Vhat I claim is- 1. The combination with a tie and a rail disposedthereon, of means to secure said rail to said tie, comprising retainingmembers having slots therein, a shoulder at one end of each of saidretaining'members, an extension at the opposite end of said retain bodyportion of the retaining member 4 and 1 ing members, spikes adapted tobe directed After the spikes through said slots and into said tie andmeans on said extensions to overlap and engage the heads of said silres.

2. The hereindescri ed means for securing rails to'tics, comprising thecombination with a spike, of a retaining member having a slot therein toreceive said spike, meansat one end of said retaining member to engagethe rail and additional means at the opposite end of said retainingmember to extend over and engage the head of said spike.

3. The herein-deseribed means for securing rails to ties, comprising thecombination 'Withspike, or a retaining member having a slot to receivespike. shoulder near one said retaining member, said retaining memberbeing tapered from the shoulder to the outer end thereof, an extensionat the 0pp0-. site end of said retaining member and .aninwardly-directed. lip at-the upper end of said extension. I V

5. In a rail-securing device, the combination with a rail and asupporting-tie therefor, of a retaining member havin a beveled end, ashoulder onthe upper su ace of said retaining member, an extension atright angles to said retaining member,.aspike-disposed through the slotin saidretaininQmemer and in engagement with therail and; a lip at theupper end of said: extension adapted to extend over and engage the headof said spike. Y

In testimony whereof I have's-igned my name to this specifieation invthe presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

WARREN SCOTT.

Witnesses:

CHAS.- G. A'rwoon, REID THOMAS.

